Aintree Races
Aintree
13:55
Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20
Place: £1.20 £3.20 £3.90
Exacta: £21.10
Tricast: £783.23
Trifecta: £386.70
Non-Runners: Caldwell Potter
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Brighterdaysahead (FR) | 5 M | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 154 lbs | 6/5F | Won | In touch with leaders - headway after 4 out - led going easily 3 out - shaken up approaching last - easily(op 11/10 tchd 5/4) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Staffordshire Knot (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 20/1 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - jumped right 2 out - went second and jumped right last - no chance with winner run-in - kept on(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Bugise Seagull (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - lost position briefly when not fluent 1st - disputed lead 4 out - lost position 3 out - outpaced and lost second last - no impression run-in(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Jimmy Du Seuil (FR) | 6 G | Good | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 100/30 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 1st - headway 3 out - disputing second approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Ile Atlantique (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 5/2 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - outpaced 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/4) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Mahon's Way (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - outpaced from 3 out - no chance when not fluent last(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Esprit Du Potier (FR) | 4 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 5 | Raced in second - disputed lead 6th - led clearly 7th - lost position 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Josh The Boss (GB) | 5 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 24 | Jumped slightly right - led - joined 6th - lost position and not fluent 7th - weakened 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1) |